Back
to top This document describes the project that received funding in Fiscal Year 2004 from the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education, under its competition 84.326U, National Clearinghouse on Deaf-Blindness. This funding is authorized by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), our nation's special education law.
The Bigger Picture
NICHCY is pleased to make this listing available to you online. The listing comes from a longer publication with the incredibly long title of: Volume 3 of Discretionary Projects Supported by the Office of Special Education Programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Fiscal Year 2004: Technical Assistance, Dissemination, Parent Information, and State Improvement.
Interested in what other Technical Assistance and Dissemination grants have been funded by OSEP in 2004? Please visit:
www.nichcy.org/directories/tad.aspFor an overview of OSEP's discretionary funding programs, and to find complete listings of all its program areas, competitions, and funded projects, please visit:
www.nichcy.org/directories/intro.aspFor a print copy of the complete Technical Assistance, Dissemination, Parent Information, and State Improvement directory (Volume 3), or any of the other directories (while supplies last), please contact Todd Fisk, the Directory/Database Manager, at:
tfisk@aed.org
| Project Director:
Reiman, John Teaching Research Division Western Oregon University 345 N. Monmouth Ave. Monmouth, OR 97361-1394 Voice: 503-838-8776; Fax: 503-838-8150 E-mail: reimanj@wou.edu Web site: www.dblink.org |
Beginning Date:
10/1/2004 OSEP Contact: Charles Freeman |
Purpose: Since 1992, DB-LINK has supported the information needs of people who interact on a daily basis with our nation's 11,000 deaf-blind children. This application proposes to continue these efforts in the service of deaf-blind children, their families, and the professionals who serve them. DB-LINK serves as the central source for the collection and distribution of comprehensive and current information related to children who are deaf-blind.
Method: DB-Link will identify, collect, and organize information, including information about research- and evidence-based practices, relevant to children who are deaf-blind (birth through age 21). The project will respond to requests for information from diverse constituents throughout the United States, utilizing its extensive databases and multidisciplinary professional staff to provide information to support improved educational outcomes and enhanced quality of life for these children. DB-LINK's specialized library, state-of-the-art Web site, and original products will be used to disseminate comprehensive information on deaf-blindness to a wide variety of audiences. DB-LINK will link researchers with practitioners and parents and develop a coordinated network to raise national awareness and build capacity in service of improved results for children who are deaf-blind.
Products: DB-LINK activities have had a profound impact on the lives of children who are deaf-blind by reaching individual families and providing access to state and national service systems. Information dissemination on all levels (to families, educators, service providers) has led to greater collaboration, transfer of knowledge from research to practice, and better educational services and outcomes for children who are deaf-blind. Specific products include: the DB-Link Web site at www.dblink.org; DB-LINK newsletter, "Perspectives"; DB-LINK databases; and the publication "Creative Expressions: Opportunities for Persons who are Deaf-Blind".
|
This information is copyright free.
Readers are encouraged to copy and share it, but please credit the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY). |
|
NICHCY publishes the OSEP Directories
of Funded Projects annually, as part of our larger work in maintaining the
database of all OSEP-funded discretionary projects. Project Director: Suzanne RipleyNICHCY thanks our Project Officer, Dr. Peggy Cvach, at the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education. We also would like to thank Doris Andres and Robin Murphy of OSEP's Research to Practice Division for all their help, support, and diligence, without which this information would not be available online and in print. |
|
| Publication of this document is made possible through a Cooperative Agreement between the Academy for Educational Development and the Office of Special Education Programs of the U.S. Department of Education. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Education, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. | NICHCY P.O. Box 1492 nichcy@aed.org www.nichcy.org |